WorksheetsAmerican Home Front
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
2.
Which event caused the United States to join World War II?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
V-J Day
3.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
WWII
c)
Return of the stock market
d)
Civil rights
4.
___________________________ helped to provide the military and industry with metal and materials needed for production
a)
Victory Gardens
b)
Victory Drives
c)
Scrap Metal Drives
d)
War bonds
5.
___________________________ helped to provide soldiers with food because Americans could rely on themselves
a)
Victory Gardens
b)
Victory Drives
c)
Scrap Metal Drives
d)
War bonds
6.
To make sure troops had everything they need, Americans were forced to ______________
a)
ration
b)
give everything they had to troops
c)
have less children
7.
The government paid for WWII using all of the following except
a)
war bonds
b)
increase in taxes
c)
increase in tax base (people who pay taxes)
d)
using social security
8.
Fighting World War II both " over there" & on the home front demonstrated the concept
a)
Total surrender
b)
Total eclipse
c)
Total victory
d)
Total war
9.
This U.S. war poster is MOST likely referring to
a)
recycling
b)
car pooling
c)
rationing
d)
offer rides to strangers
10.
Besides paying federal income tax, Americans supported the cost of WWII by
a)
Buying war bonds
b)
Working one week per month for free
c)
Adopting English war babies
d)
Having school fund raisers
11.
The MAIN point of this political sartoon is
a)
global warming caused by factory pollution
b)
the use of weapons of mass destruction by the United States against our enemies.
c)
America's lack of weapons to fight our enemies during WWII
d)
America's war-time economy
12.
This WWII poster BEST represents
a)
victory against Germany & Japan
b)
the war slogan of our allies: Vengence through Victory
c)
the victory over nazism/fascism & the victory for civil rights
d)
victory over civil rights in America & the Russian victory over Japan
13.
What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?
a)
To encourage women to join the workforce
b)
To reduce health problems among working women
c)
To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage
d)
To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
14.
These helped the government fight the war
a)
war bonds
b)
victory gardens
c)
scrap drives
d)
liberty bells
15.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
16.
Fighting World War II both " over there" & on the home front demonstrated the concept
a)
Total surrender
b)
Total eclipse
c)
Total victory
d)
Total war
17.
An important part of the home front campaign was
a)
Yearly vacations
b)
Eating out to support local businessess
c)
Consumerism
d)
Rationing
18.
To keep America focused on the war effort ____________________ was used extensively
a)
propoganda
b)
intimidation
c)
spot checking citizens to make sure they were following the rules
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